There Are Places in the World Where Rules Are Less Important Than Kindness

Superb. Rovelli's journalism is an expression of the scientific desire to know and understand the world. Beautifully translated by Erica Segre and Simon Carnell, There Are Places in the World Where Rules Are Less Important than Kindness continues a tradition of jargon-free popular scientific writing from Galileo to Darwin that disappeared in the academic specialization of the last century

Ian Thomson, Evening Standard

With the publication of his million-selling book Seven Brief Lessons on Physics, Rovelli took his place with Stephen Hawking and Richard Feynman as one of the great popularisers of modern theoretical physics

Sam Leith, Spectator

Modern physics has found its poet. . . Rovelli is a wonderfully humane, gentle and witty guide for he is as much philosopher and poet as he is a scientist

John Banville, Irish Times

The most fun physicist to be with -- as well as the greatest explainer of physics

Bryan Appleyard, Sunday Times

The man who makes physics sexy. . . the new Hawking. . . His writing is luminous. By the time I had finished reading Seven Brief Lessons on Physics I was in serious awe of the author

David Aaronovitch, The Times

The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius for our age

Robert Fox

A joy of a book - enriching, illuminating, eclectic and far from a conventional science read. . . showcases the light and shade of Rovelli's writing, and the passion for knowledge and curiosity that make him such an engaging writer . . . We need more Rovellis

Richard Webb, New Scientist

Rovelli is a brilliant and lucid teacher who uses his understanding of theoretical physics and the quantum world to talk about the complexity of our everyday reality

Russell Brand

Carlo Rovelli is a genius and an amazing communicator... What I love about his writing is that it always comes back to people -- people interacting with other people, who are interacting with their world. This is the place where science comes to life

Neil Gaiman

Carlo Rovelli's imaginative rigour, his lively humour and his beautiful writing are inspiring

Erica Wagner

Illuminating, thought-provoking and suffused with a passion for knowledge and ideas, it is an eclectic and far from conventional science read or gift

New Scientist, Books of the Year

Rovelli is a masterful short story teller... this book is a joy to read

Physics Education

A wonderfully discursive and pertinent book that stands as a celebration of the life of the mind and the gifts of an open curiosity

Hisham Matar